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@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The easiest way to run validation is from [Docker](https://www.docker.com) conta
 
 The tool itself is a wrapper around the [`CifCheck`](https://github.com/rcsb/cpp-dict-pack) tool by [RCSB](https://www.rcsb.org/).
 
+If you have questions about converting your models to ModelCIF, feel free to contact the [MA team](https://modelarchive.org/contact).
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@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ Upon completion, if there hasn't been any error running the command, the validat
 
 Format violations will be listed in `diagnosis`.
 
-`cifcheck-errors` gathers errors from the `CifCheck` command. This has nothing to do with wrong formatting - messages in this list mean that `CifCheck` has "crashed". This should not happen, possible issues with `CifCheck` should be caught by the validation tool. Feel free to report them.
+`cifcheck-errors` gathers errors from the `CifCheck` command. This has nothing to do with wrong formatting - messages in this list mean that `CifCheck` has "crashed". This should not happen, possible issues with `CifCheck` should be caught by the validation tool. Feel free to report them to the [MA team](https://modelarchive.org/contact).
 
 The most basic way to invoke the validation tool is just with a ModelCIF file (example shows the command plus possible output):